Category Archives: encouragement

Truth and Lies; October 17, 2023

Posted on October 18, 2023 by jgarrott

Acts 21:36 The crowd that followed kept shouting, “Away with him!” The whole story of Paul’s arrest is a perfect example of the reality that you can’t reason with terrorists or mobs. The “Jews from the province of Asia” (verse … Continue reading →

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Trusting God with the Church; October 16, 2023

Posted on October 17, 2023 by jgarrott

Acts 20:32 “Now I commit you to God and to the word of his grace, which can build you up and give you an inheritance among all those who are sanctified.” This is why and how Paul could go around … Continue reading →

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Transparency; October 15, 2023

Posted on October 16, 2023 by jgarrott

Acts 20:20-21 You know that I have not hesitated to preach anything that would be helpful to you but have taught you publicly and from house to house. I have declared to both Jews and Greeks that they must turn … Continue reading →

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Spreading the Gospel; October 14, 2023

Posted on October 15, 2023 by jgarrott

Acts 19:10 This went on for two years, so that all the Jews and Greeks who lived in the province of Asia heard the word of the Lord. The Japanese uses a slightly different phoneticization of “Asia” here to differentiate … Continue reading →

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Christian Unity; October 13, 2023

Posted on October 14, 2023 by jgarrott

Acts 18:25-26 He had been instructed in the way of the Lord, and he spoke with great fervor and taught about Jesus accurately, though he knew only the baptism of John. He began to speak boldly in the synagogue. When … Continue reading →

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Listening to God; October 12, 2023

Posted on October 13, 2023 by jgarrott

Acts 18:9-10 One night the Lord spoke to Paul in a vision: “Do not be afraid; keep on speaking, do not be silent. For I am with you, and no one is going to attack and harm you, because I … Continue reading →

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Sensitivity in Evangelism; October 11, 2023

Posted on October 12, 2023 by jgarrott

Acts 17:24 “The God who made the world and everything in it is the Lord of heaven and earth and does not live in temples built by hands.” We aren’t used to thinking of multiple gods by their names, but … Continue reading →

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Berean Believers; October 10, 2023

Posted on October 11, 2023 by jgarrott

Acts 17:11 Now the Bereans were of more noble character than the Thessalonians, for they received the message with great eagerness and examined the Scriptures every day to see if what Paul said was true. This is a well-known verse, … Continue reading →

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God’s Promises; October 9, 2023

Posted on October 11, 2023 by jgarrott

Acts 16:34 The jailer brought them into his house and set a meal before them; he was filled with joy because he had come to believe in God — he and his whole family. This story has many memorable verses, … Continue reading →

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Methods of Evangelism; October 8, 2023

Posted on October 10, 2023 by jgarrott

Acts 16:13 On the Sabbath we went outside the city gate to the river, where we expected to find a place of prayer. We sat down and began to speak to the women who had gathered there. This is a … Continue reading →

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